AmeriCorps members and volunteers serve together with local communities to address the country’s most pressing challenges, including conservation, resource management, and environmental education. AmeriCorps-funded environmental stewardship programs and interventions have produced positive results using independent, rigorous impact studies, and systematic evidence review.

In this evidence brief, the AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation highlights the impact of AmeriCorps-funded environmental stewardship programs and interventions. The programs highlighted explore the impact of AmeriCorps environmental interventions in varied ecosystems and environmental settings.

The programs achieved favorable outcomes across several intervention areas, including:   

  • Trail reconstruction 
  • Natural habitat restoration
  • Noxious weed removal and invasive species coverage reduction
  • Native species propagation 
  • Stormwater runoff management 

For more information, download the:

 evidence brief
 

Full report

Further information

Program/Intervention
Evidence Brief: Environmental Stewardship Programs
Implementing Organization
AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation
AmeriCorps Program(s)
AmeriCorps State and National
AmeriCorps VISTA
Focus Population(s)/Community(s)
Opportunity Youth
Nonprofits
Rural
Suburban
Urban
Low-income
Outcome Category
Awareness of environmental issues
Study Type(s)
Other
Study Design(s)
Non-experimental
Researcher/Evaluator
Office of Research and Evaluation
Published Year
2021